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Four Floral Businesses To Receive The Century Award In Palm Springs

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Calla Lilies being his first floral crop. It was his Son, John B. Gould who opened the first of the family's flower shops in Middleport, Albion and Medina. Then came the first location in Lockport, on Locust near Main St. The shop relocated to 83 Locust St. where Gould's has been servicing customers since 1952. John B. & Barbara Gould have spent years making the shop a family tradition. Their four children spent many years in the shop. Janet Gould, the youngest of the fourth-generation time-honored tradition, manages day to day operations of the shop. She works alongside her Mother, Barbara, Niece, Kylee (Gould) Peters (who is a fifth generation Gould) and loyal staff. Janousek Florist & Greenhouse Inc. Omaha, Nebraska Now in their fourth generation, Janousek Florist originally opened in 1913 to serve the people of Omaha with the freshest flowers possible. Since then, they have been delivering to the entire Omaha Metro area with their own fleet of delivery vehicles and pride themselves on accommodating their customers' requests. Edward and Fred Janousek founded Janousek Florist & Greenhouse Inc. as a wholesale business in 1913 inside a cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska. Edward and Fred began to grow their own seasonal flowers and plants and over the last century and through four generations, they have maintained their position as the premier florist and greenhouse in Omaha. Ervin and Eddie Janousek ran the business from 1956 to 1983. Donald Janousek took over in 1983 and continues to run it with his son, Eric. While the days of delivering their flowers by streetcar are long gone, the Janousek family continues to pride itself on providing the freshest flowers and plants to the citizens of Omaha and the surrounding areas. Lake Forest Flowers Lake Forest, Illinois Erwin Dryskey moved his family to Lake Forest, Illinois, and opened the doors of Lake Forest Flowers in September of 1917. He went on to open two other flower shops on Chicago's North Shore. When Grace McGill bought the Lake Forest shop from Dryskey in 1949, she moved it one block, to the corner of Illinois Road and Western Ave, where it stands today. McGill designed custom floral and wedding work for families in Chicago's North Shore communities until her retirement in 1981, when she sold the business to John Looby III, AAF. Looby, with a background in greenhouse growing (who earned his AAF by commercially developing the oxalis regnelli-white blooming shamrock), expanded the business. Today, Lake Forest Flowers continues as a full-service boutique floral operation, and Looby's daughter, Eileen Looby Weber, AAF, joined the management team after earning her Bachelor's degree in horticulture and MBA. She established a large wedding and event following and has developed a variety of floral design education programs. Her continued efforts in promoting the floral industry earned her AAF in 2014. The 2018 Century Award honorees will celebrate with the 2017 Century Award recipients. Due to Hurricane Irma forcing the cancelation of SAF's last convention which was scheduled for last September in Florida, the 2017 Century Award recipients will be honored alongside the 2018 honorees. The 2017 Century Award recipients are: Johnston's Quality Flowers in Fort Smith, Arkansas Mitchell's Flowers and Events in Orland Park, Illinois Wistinghausen Florist & Greenhouse in Oak Harbor, Ohio Read about the history of their businesses here. Any industry company that has served the floral industry for 100 years or longer qualifies for the Century Award. The award was first presented in 1982. For information about the Century Award or to apply for recognition, visit safnow.org/awards or contact awards@safnow.org. ### About SAF The Society of American Florists is the leading organization representing all segments of the floral indust... http://www.perishablenews.com/index.php?article=0069973

MEDINA, Ohio – The Kiwanis Club of Medina will hold its annual Mother's Day weekend flower sale May 6 and 7.The club will have hanging baskets and flats set up in the parking lot of Medina Shopping Center on North Court Street, next to Starbucks, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 6 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 7.The flower sale will benefit Kiwanis programs that help children and families in Medina County.Hanging basket selections will include geraniums, mixed flowers and ferns. Flats will include geraniums, pansies, marigolds, petunias, begonias and more."We get our plants and flowers from a well-respected local grower," said Kiwanis member Joan Rundle."Customers come back year after year, commenting on how nice the hanging ferns looked on their front porch or how the annuals brightened up their flowerbeds," she said."Mother's Day is the focus, but everyone is looking for a little color this time of year," she said.Krista Wasowski, flower sale committee chairperson, said many people are looking f... http://www.cleveland.com/medina/index.ssf/2016/04/kiwanis_club_of_medina_to_hold.html

TJ's Floral and Gifts now open in downtown Walker - Walker Pilot Independent

Thursday, February 04, 2016

Gift items include flower pot covers, greeting cards, and home decor and accessories such as Root Candles, “The best candle in America,” made of beeswax in Medina, Ohio, since 1869.The store will also stock handcrafted Laketown Chocolates, made for the past 30 years in Waconia, Minn. Other merchandise may also be added.Teah, her husband Jesse and their three children live in the Walker area, as do her parents, Dan and Kris Knowles. Asked what she does in her spare time, she laughs.“My kids and my husband are my spare time, so I guess I’d have to say, “Spending time with family and friends.’” She does find time to teach Sunday school at Hope Lutheran Church.TJ’s Floral and Gifts is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is closed Sunday — except for Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day, which happens to fall on Sunday this year.TJ’s Floral and Gifts is located at 403 Minnesota Ave. W., Walker. Stop by or call 547-2614; email to tjsfloral@arvig.net; or visit the website at www.tjsfloral.com. http://www.walkermn.com/business/tj-s-floral-and-gifts-now-open-in-downtown-walker/article_bf5fe6e8-ca7d-11e5-b8b6-8747300bdb56.html

Can the season's plentiful poinsettia displays be harmful to you or your pets? - Colorado Springs Gazette

Monday, December 17, 2018

Springs In Bloom florist, 318 E. Colorado Ave. Quite a number of the bad-tasting leaves would have to be consumed to sicken someone. An Ohio State University study showed that a 50-pound child would have to eat more than 500 poinsettia leaves to have any side effects.“Those beautiful flowers you’ve been so wary of keeping in your home during the holidays (lest they poison pets or children) are not toxic,” reports Live Science, citing a study that looked at nearly 23,000 cases of poinsettia exposure reported to poison control centers. None was fatal, and the most severe responses were stomach aches. The poinsettia fears probably were sparked, Live Science writes, by a 1919 case in which a child was said to have died after eating parts of a poinsettia, but neither the death nor the poinsettia connection was confirmed.The milky white sap inside the plant’s stem can cause an allergic reaction — especially among those with latex (rubber) allergies, since latex and poinsettia plants share several proteins. Possible skin irritation from the sap may include redness, swelling and itchiness. It also can irritate eyes. Generally, these reactions don’t require medical treatment unless they are severe and persistent.If you happen to rub poinsettia sap into your eyes... https://gazette.com/life/can-the-season-s-plentiful-poinsettia-displays-be-harmful-to/article_5a5f17ec-f4d6-11e8-8399-cbea3dc81409.html

Poinsettias signify the holiday season - The Post

Monday, December 17, 2018

We’re really just holding back for the big celebration at Christmas. So, when we set out the flowers and everything it means it’s full-on Christmas.”@_kerijohnsonkj153517@ohio.edu... https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2018/12/poinsettias-holiday-flower-florist-athens

The Rose Bowl is not only synonymous with the game, which this year pits Big-10 winner Ohio State against Pac-12 champion Washington, but it’s also forever linked with the New Year’s holiday and the grandiose, flower-filled floating masses of creativity, seemingly fallen from the floral gods.The Tournament of Roses Parade, now in its 130th year, on Jan. 1 will cruise 5.5 miles through the streets of Pasadena, California, on its way to the Rose Bowl. The event is televised by ABC, NBC, Hallmark Channel, and RFD-TV, and begins at 10 a.m. central. Besides the parade floats everyone has become so familiar with, with sponsors ranging from municipalities and international clubs to cruise lines to restaurant chains, the two-hour procession also features celebrity musical acts and specially invited marching bands to aid the lively event.But how is small town florist from southwest Arkansas invited to decorate and design one of these monstrous parade floats? By asking Joslin herself, it’s due to years of building her skills and chasing dreams.“I’ve been doing this since I was a teenager,” she said. “My aunt was a florist. She lived in Oklahoma City and came down and taught me the basics of floral design.”Joslin for a decade owned Bridget’s Holiday Shoppe on Magnolia’s square then freelanced in Texas before opening her current downtown floral operation last year. In that span, she gained multiple floral design certifications, including a Louisiana Master Floral license in 1999, an Arkansas Master ... http://www.magnoliabannernews.com/news/2018/dec/14/magnolia-florist-headed-tournament-roses-parade/

USA Today that she doesn’t understand the “horrible” social-media backlash against the bright, berry-adorned trees. “I don’t know who first said it. Or why,” Ohio florist Vickie Wenstrup said. “The first thing I saw (on Google) was ‘Melania Trump covers the White House in blood for Christmas.’” While the first lady’s team thought of the red tree concept for the East Colonnade of the East Wing, Wenstrup and about 250 other volunteers labored for three days to make her vision a reality, sticking red berries on white styrofoam cones and working on other White House decorations. While Twitter users claimed the trees reminded them of blood or horror movies, Wenstrup said the trees may have been inspired by the holly topiary trees on White House grounds or the White House Red Room. First Lady Melania Trump defended the red trees this past week, telling people at a town hall that “everybody has a different taste” in the 21st century. “I think they look fantastic. I hope everybody will come over and visit it. In real life, they look even more beautiful,” Trump said. https://www.thedailybeast.com/florist-behind-melania-trumps-red-trees-calls-backlash-horrible